June 29, 2015, 12:47PM

Rep. Mo Brooks thinks it's only fair that the Supreme Court and its employees join in the insurance plans available through the Affordable Care Act, the same measure they upheld last week. Full story »

June 22, 2015, 11:28AM

The U.S. Supreme Court didn't issue rulings today on two closely-watched cases, the first involving same-sex marriage and the second that could decide the future of the Affordable Care Act. Full story »

June 11, 2015, 6:00AM

The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that 32 percent of the 450,000 eligible people statewide bought health insurance by March 31. That ties the state with five others for 25th in the country. Full story »

June 04, 2015, 3:11PM

In "Missed Opportunities: The Consequences of State Decisions Not to Expand Medicaid," the report by the White House Council of Advisers draws on previously published research in arguing Alabama would benefit Full story »

June 04, 2015, 5:42AM

By and large, returning customers to the federal marketplace in Alabama decided to stick with the same insurance plan the originally purchased. Of the Alabmaians who re-enrolled, only 12 percent switched to a different plan. Full story »

April 21, 2015, 5:16PM

But the margin in the poll released Tuesday – 43 percent to 42 percent – is within the margin of error. Still, it is the first time the monthly poll registered more in favor of the law than against since November 2012. Full story »

March 17, 2015, 4:30PM

Despite a government report indicating that more than 16 million more people have health insurance than before Obamacare, the author of the latest effort by Congress to repeal the law remains steadfast in his opposition. Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services hailed Monday's report as a sign that the Affordable Care Act is working as... Full story »

March 11, 2015, 6:00AM

After applying subsidies - which average $266 per month - the average monthly premium charged to Alabamians who purchased insurance on the online exchange set up by the Affordable Care Act is $88 -- among the lowest in the nation. Full story »

March 04, 2015, 4:42PM

Sharply divided along familiar lines, the Supreme Court took up a politically charged new challenge to President Barack Obama's health overhaul Wednesday in a dispute over the tax subsidies that make insurance affordable for millions of Americans. The outcome in what Justice Elena Kagan called "this never-ending saga" of Republican-led efforts to kill the Affordable Care Act appears to... Full story »

February 25, 2015, 6:34PM

The proportion of those folks who are enrolled through the Affordable Care Act is 38 percent. That puts the state in the middle of the pack - 25th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia - and 3 percentage points below the national average. Full story »

February 20, 2015, 1:35PM

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a special enrollment period Friday for people who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the fee when they file their taxes in April. Full story »

February 18, 2015, 2:58PM

That represents a 72.5 increase from the 97,870 who signed up last year, and was up from 137,941 at the end of January. The final number figures to be somewhat higher; People who did not complete applications by Sunday have more time. Full story »

February 16, 2015, 9:36AM

The official sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law may be over, but leading congressional Democrats say millions of Americans facing new tax penalties deserve a second chance. Three senior House members told The Associated Press that they plan to strongly urge the administration to grant a special sign-up opportunity for uninsured taxpayers who will be facing... Full story »

February 14, 2015, 12:08PM

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Stephanie Daugherty earns too much from her part-time job at a doctor's office to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to comfortably afford one of the health plans for sale through the federally-run insurance exchange that Texas and many states use. So the 26-year-old nursing student and mother paid a $180 tax penalty -- 1 percent... Full story »

February 03, 2015, 4:22PM

The final vote was 239-186, with all but three Republicans in favor and all Democrats opposed. It was the 56th time the House has voted to junk the law known as Obamacare since Congress passed it in 2010. Full story »